Tharinda Nirmal captured six wickets for David Pieris Group of Companies
By P.D. De Silva
Tharinda Nirmal captured six wickets while Ron Chandraguptha smashed 83 off 66 balls and Vinuka Rubasinghe chipped in with an unbeaten 44 of 75 balls to steer David Pieris Group of Companies to an eight-wicket win in their MCA Premier League match against Nawaloka Hospitals, played at the MCA ground on Tuesday.
Nawaloka Hospitals electing to bat first were restricted to 137 by Tharinda Nirmal (6/28) and Dilanka Anwardt (2/15). Sameen Kandanarachchi and Dilshan Arambegedara were the top scorers for Nawaloka with 34 and 31 runs respectively.
In the chase, Ron Chandraguptha smashed 83 off 66 balls with nine boundaries and four sixes while Vinuka Rubasinghe contributed an unbeaten 44 off 75 balls with three hits to the ropes to steer the David Pieris team to an eight wicket win in the 26th over.
David Pieris Group lead the points table with two wins in two outings.
Scores:
Nawaloka Hospitals 137/10 in 35.5 overs (Sameen Kanadanarachchi 34, Dilshan Arambegedara 31; Tharinda Nirmal 6-28, Dilanka Anwardt 2-15) vs. David Pieris Group of Companies 139/2 in 25.4 overs (Ron Chandraguptha 83, Vinuka Rubasinghe 44*; Prasad Rathnayaka 2-37)